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Duke Ellington

29 Apr, 1899 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club... in Harlem.

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Edward Kennedy EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington

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Jam Session
61% (1942)
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Bli-Blip
80% (1942)
Mood Indigo
0% (1952)
Solitude
0% (1952)
Flamingo
0% (1942)
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Hot Chocolate
75% (1941)